conspiracy

1 a secret agreement between two or more people to perform an unlawful act [syn: confederacy]

2 a plot to carry out some harmful or illegal act (especially a political plot) [syn: cabal]

3 a group of conspirators banded together to achieve some harmful or illegal purpose [syn: confederacy]

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English

Etymology

It is generally accepted that conspire comes from the Latin roots con, with, and spirare, to breathe—so to conspire literally means 'to breathe together'.

Noun

1. act of two or more persons, conspirators, working in secret to obtain some goal, usually understood with negative connotations.
2. an agreement between two or more persons to break the law at some time in the future.
3. a group of ravens

Derived terms

• conspiracy theory

Related terms

• conspire
• conspirator

Translations

Conspiracy may refer to a alternative version or plot to a story:

Types of conspiracies

• Cabal, an association between religious, political, or tribal officials to further their own ends, usually by intrigue
• Conspiracy (civil), agreement between persons to break the law in the future
• Conspiracy (crime), agreement between persons to break the law in the future, in some cases having committed an act to further that agreement
• Conspiracy (political), a plot to overthrow a government or other power

Music

• Conspiracy (band)
• Conspiracy (album), by the band King Diamond
• Conspiracy (Junior M.A.F.I.A. album)
• Conspiracy No. 5, an album by Third Day

Film and television

• Conpiracy test Discovery ChannelSuperscript text
• Conspiracy (film), a 2001 TV film
• Conspiracy (2008 film), a 2008 action film
• Conspiracies (TV series), a series airing on BBC and TechTV in 2003
• Conspiracy?, a TV series airing on the History Channel in 2004
• "Conspiracy" (Star Trek: The Next Generation), a TV episode
• The Conspiracy, a 1916 silent film
• Conspiracy Files, a four-part TV series airing on the Discovery Times Channel channel in 2006
• 24: Conspiracy, a spinoff series released in 2005 for viewing on mobile phones only

Games

• Conspiracy (board game)
• Conspiracies (video game)
• Conspiracy X (roleplaying game)

Books and comics

• Conspiracies (novel)
• Conspiracy (comics), a team of super powered beings in the Marvel Comics universe

Other meanings

• Conspiracy (demogroup)

See also

• Conspiracy theory

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